Uranium, buried deep,
as old as Earth itself.
Lurking,
awaiting E=MC2
Tested on Humans.
Its power unleashed.
Unprecedented,
protracted destruction.
Japan, of all nations
should have resisted
its sinister benefits
and reminded us…
‘Nuclear revenge
Awaits those
Who dare
To seek its exhumation’.
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Pic Chernobyl revisited.
powerfully thought provoking, excellent.
ReplyDeleteQuite literallly, Japan was between a rock and a hard place.
ReplyDeleteVery powerful. Loved this.
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Excellent stuff Stafford - love the last stanza the best.
ReplyDeleteI, also, would've thought Japan would be the last place to use nuclear power. Let's hope it all turns out for the best.
ReplyDeletea powerfully strong poem- well done
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